John Newton Quotes

“I am a great sinner," said the dying Newton, "but Christ is a great Savior.”
― Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace

“In the light of its recent history and usage, "Amazing Grace" has sometimes been called "the spiritual national anthem of America." It is a description that can be applied even more widely on an international canvas, for the hymn soars above most boundaries as a simple celebration of the experience of grace. In principle it can be, and is, sung with this meaning not only by Christians but by Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of no particular faith.”
― Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace

“I do not like disgrace or poverty, but I fear God more than either. Is this absurd? I would”
― Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace

“Whenever and wherever the doctrines of free grace and justification by faith have prevailed in the Christian Church, and according to the degree of clearness with which they have been enforced, the practical duties of Christianity have flourished in the same proportion.”
― Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace

“Overlong sermons break in upon family concerns and often call off the thoughts from the sermon to the pudding at home that is in danger of being overboiled.”
― Jonathan Aitken, John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace